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Eder, who was elected to the Infineon supervisory board last
year with a view of taking over as chair in the medium term, is
stepping down as Voestalpine CEO in July.
However, he will remain on the Austrian steelmaker's supervisory
board and is expected to take chairmanship of the company in
about two years.
His nomination as Infineon chairman in addition to those roles
had triggered investor concern about his accumulation of
offices.
The chipmaker also hopes to conclude its search for a new Chief
Financial Officer quickly, putting a focus on female candidates,
Suenner said at the company's shareholder meeting on Thursday.
Current finance head Dominik Asam is leaving to join aircraft
manufacturer Airbus in April.
Earlier this month, Infineon cut its forecast for full-year
revenue growth, blaming difficult markets, but said it expects a
better second half as demand rebounds and inventories are worked
off.
"The boom is over. We are now in a phase of moderate growth",
chief executive Reinhard Ploss told shareholders.
(Reporting by Alexander Hübner; Writing by Arno Schuetze;
Editing by Jan Harvey)
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